In comp.mobile.android, on 16 Feb 2024 18:30:03 GMT, Frank Slootweg ><this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote:
Alt.home.repair is not a troll group. It's the group I've read the
longest and the most, because it gave me answers on home repair. When I >>> first bought this house, home repairs were a lot more important than
Windows repairs.
It *is* a troll group because many people - *including* you -
crosspost totally unrelated posts - i.e. posts which have nothing to do >>with home repair - to alt.home.repair.
Almost all of mine and most of the others threads are marked OT, off
topic. Anyone can make a filter so they don't see off-topic posts. Even
when they are not marked OT, people can quickly see when they are off
topic.
Usenet use is decreasing and there aren't enough home repair posts to
keep the ng interesting.
By doing that, they/you turn it
into a troll group,
No, it's a general discussion group. The whole idea that *every* group
has to be limited to one topic is silly in the first place. It made and >makes sense to have topics, as specified in the group name, so that
people who want to discuss a given topic can choose where to go to find >people of like interests, but the idea that everyone has only one
interest is false. What's true, and the advantage of discussing other >topics in addition to the named one, is that when you read posts and
replies by a given set of people, regular posters on a given group, you
learn who is smart and who is an idiot, whose opinion, by dint of prior >posts, you should respect and whose you should not, Then when they
write about other topics, you can apply that same standard.
a group polluted/ruined by trolls.
And you're not even using the right definition of troll. Trolls are
those who post false or outrageous posts in order to get a reaction.
Like some fishermen troll for fish, they troll for startled or angry
replies. We've had a few of those for a decade or more, maybe always,
but afaict no more now than over the years. They are easy to ignore.
What tends to ruin home.repair is the lack of young people using Usenet. >Older people have solved most of their home repair problems already.
Young people who just bought houses have the most problems and the least >knowledge, but like the rest of Usenet, we have few or zero people like
that. They use the web, despite its inferiority. But the off-topic
posts keep a moderate number of people reading who are there to talk
about home repair when someone comes up with a topic.
What tends to ruin home.repair is the lack of young people using Usenet.
On Sat, 17 Feb 2024 19:34:47 -0000 (UTC), AJL wrote:
What tends to ruin home.repair is the lack of young people using Usenet.
Many news servers have put a.h.r into the "poisoned" newsgroup category.
Due to constant off topic posts which have nothing to do with home repair.
On Sat, 17 Feb 2024 19:34:47 -0000 (UTC), AJL wrote:
What tends to ruin home.repair is the lack of young people using Usenet.
Many news servers have put a.h.r into the "poisoned" newsgroup category.
Due to constant off topic posts which have nothing to do with home repair.
micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
In comp.mobile.android, on 16 Feb 2024 18:30:03 GMT, Frank Slootweg
<this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote:
Alt.home.repair is not a troll group. It's the group I've read the
longest and the most, because it gave me answers on home repair. When I >> >> first bought this house, home repairs were a lot more important than
Windows repairs.
It *is* a troll group because many people - *including* you -
crosspost totally unrelated posts - i.e. posts which have nothing to do
with home repair - to alt.home.repair.
Almost all of mine and most of the others threads are marked OT, off
topic. Anyone can make a filter so they don't see off-topic posts. Even
when they are not marked OT, people can quickly see when they are off
topic.
Marking threads OT is no reason/excuse for crossposting to unrelated
groups.
Posting an off-topic article to a *single* group is somewhat accepted/
acceptable. BTW, the tag is '[OT]', not just 'OT', because that will
give false positives for some less capable newsreaders. (And indeed,
some (many? most?) of your off-topic threads are not marked as such.)
Usenet use is decreasing and there aren't enough home repair posts to
keep the ng interesting.
That's also no reason/excuse for crossposting to unrelated groups.
By doing that, they/you turn it
into a troll group,
No, it's a general discussion group. The whole idea that *every* group
has to be limited to one topic is silly in the first place.
Opinion noted and ignored.
It made and
makes sense to have topics, as specified in the group name, so that
people who want to discuss a given topic can choose where to go to find
people of like interests, but the idea that everyone has only one
interest is false.
Indeed, people might have multiple areas of interest, that's *why*
there are multiple groups. What was your point again!?
What's true, and the advantage of discussing other
topics in addition to the named one, is that when you read posts and
replies by a given set of people, regular posters on a given group, you
learn who is smart and who is an idiot, whose opinion, by dint of prior
posts, you should respect and whose you should not, Then when they
write about other topics, you can apply that same standard.
Still no reason/excuse to crosspost to unrelated groups.
a group polluted/ruined by trolls.
And you're not even using the right definition of troll. Trolls are
those who post false or outrageous posts in order to get a reaction.
Like some fishermen troll for fish, they troll for startled or angry
replies. We've had a few of those for a decade or more, maybe always,
but afaict no more now than over the years. They are easy to ignore.
Please don't give me/'us' any lessons on Usenet parlance. Crossposting
to unrelated groups is a common troll(ish) tactic. Can't do the time,
What tends to ruin home.repair is the lack of young people using Usenet.
Older people have solved most of their home repair problems already.
Young people who just bought houses have the most problems and the least
knowledge, but like the rest of Usenet, we have few or zero people like
that. They use the web, despite its inferiority. But the off-topic
posts keep a moderate number of people reading who are there to talk
about home repair when someone comes up with a topic.
Again, off-topic posts are 'fine'/acceptable, crossposting to
unrelated groups is not. End of story.
AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:
On 2/17/24 11:41 AM, micky wrote:
In comp.mobile.android, on 16 Feb 2024 18:30:03 GMT, Frank Slootweg
<this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote:
Alt.home.repair is not a troll group. It's the group I've read the
longest and the most, because it gave me answers on home repair. When I >> >>> first bought this house, home repairs were a lot more important than
Windows repairs.
It *is* a troll group because many people - *including* you -
crosspost totally unrelated posts - i.e. posts which have nothing to do
with home repair - to alt.home.repair.
Almost all of mine and most of the others threads are marked OT, off
topic. Anyone can make a filter so they don't see off-topic posts. Even
when they are not marked OT, people can quickly see when they are off
topic.
Usenet use is decreasing and there aren't enough home repair posts to
keep the ng interesting.
I agree. I prefer most any traffic to a dead group which the Android group I >> monitor is much of the time.
Please note that my citicism is *not* about off-topic posts, but about
*crossposting* to totally unrelated groups.
But I'll use this post to test out a new
Samsung Galaxy S9FE Android tablet (toy) for the first time on Usenet so I >> hope the OT cops will find it acceptable on the Android group anyway.
Unfortunately I don't think this Android newsreader crossposts (bug or
perhaps on purpose?) so you folks in the other non-Android groups may miss >> this (gasp) OT post anyway...
AFAICT, there are no "OT cops" (in comp.mobile.android)! At most
there's *one*, but he shouts "off topic" to everything, mostly stuff
which is perfectly on topic.
BTW, you broke the crossposting (to alt.comp.os.windows-10), which is
bad, because we now have seperate discussions in the two groups. I have >re-added alt.comp.os.windows-10 in attempt to undo part of the damage.
AJL <noemail@none.org> wrote:
On 2/18/24 8:15 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:[...]
micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
In comp.mobile.android, on 16 Feb 2024 18:30:03 GMT, Frank Slootweg
<this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote:
Gosh Frank, your current many-post, cross-posted, non-OT marked, non-Android >> subject mattered (in this Android group), Usenet correct use sermons are a >> great example of what you seem to despise. Do as I say and not as I do?
Anyway, keep up the good work cause it makes the place interesting. You too >> Micky... ;-)
When you get cocky, it's best to actually know what did and did not
happen.
This thread was *originally* crossposted to the two groups
(comp.mobile.android,alt.comp.os.windows-10) and, as the Subject: header >indicates ("What!? Are we supposed to pay attention to the Subject:!?
Get real!"), for some good/reasonable reason.
Then there was thread drift. ("What!? 'thread drift'!? Can't happen on
Usenet!") The thread drift was not related to either group, so there
was, and is, no reason to cut the crossposts.
Again, this Android newsreader will probably sever the other group so
apologies. On the other hand does it make my post more legal? Mentioning
Android in a (gasp) Windows group? And I did mention the word Android here >> several times. Sure hope so... 8-O
Now you know that your Android newsreader cuts off groups, you
shouldn't use it to respond to crossposted article.
AJL <noemail@none.org> wrote:
On 2/18/24 9:10 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:
AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:
On 2/17/24 11:41 AM, micky wrote:
In comp.mobile.android, on 16 Feb 2024 18:30:03 GMT, Frank Slootweg
<this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote:
Alt.home.repair is not a troll group. It's the group I've read the >> >> >>> longest and the most, because it gave me answers on home repair. When I
first bought this house, home repairs were a lot more important than >> >> >>> Windows repairs.
It *is* a troll group because many people - *including* you -
crosspost totally unrelated posts - i.e. posts which have nothing to do >> >> >>with home repair - to alt.home.repair.
Almost all of mine and most of the others threads are marked OT, off
topic. Anyone can make a filter so they don't see off-topic posts. Even >> >> >when they are not marked OT, people can quickly see when they are off
topic.
Usenet use is decreasing and there aren't enough home repair posts to
keep the ng interesting.
I agree. I prefer most any traffic to a dead group which the Android group I
monitor is much of the time.
Please note that my citicism is *not* about off-topic posts, but about
*crossposting* to totally unrelated groups.
But I'll use this post to test out a new
Samsung Galaxy S9FE Android tablet (toy) for the first time on Usenet so I
hope the OT cops will find it acceptable on the Android group anyway.
Unfortunately I don't think this Android newsreader crossposts (bug or >> >> perhaps on purpose?) so you folks in the other non-Android groups may miss
this (gasp) OT post anyway...
AFAICT, there are no "OT cops" (in comp.mobile.android)! At most
there's *one*, but he shouts "off topic" to everything, mostly stuff
which is perfectly on topic.
BTW, you broke the crossposting (to alt.comp.os.windows-10), which is
bad, because we now have seperate discussions in the two groups. I have
re-added alt.comp.os.windows-10 in attempt to undo part of the damage.
I didn't break the crosspost, my newsreader did, and since I paid 2 bucks
for it 5 years ago I'm not gonna stop using it until I get my money's
worth. Besides what's more appropriate than an Android newsreader in an
Android group? Unfortunately I no longer have any Android 9 or below
devices (given to greatgrandkids) so my favorite (and only) Android
multi-group newsreader Groundhog is now read only on my current devices...
Duh! Of course I know that your newsreader broke the crossposting, but
because you *know* it does that, you shouldn't use it to respond to >crossposted postings, because it creates seperate, duplicate discussions
is the affected groups.
AJL <noemail@none.org> wrote:
On 2/18/24 9:45 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:
AJL <noemail@none.org> wrote:
On 2/18/24 8:15 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:[...]
micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
In comp.mobile.android, on 16 Feb 2024 18:30:03 GMT, Frank Slootweg
<this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote:
Gosh Frank, your current many-post, cross-posted, non-OT marked, non-Android
subject mattered (in this Android group), Usenet correct use sermons are a
great example of what you seem to despise. Do as I say and not as I do? >> >> Anyway, keep up the good work cause it makes the place interesting. You too
Micky... ;-)
When you get cocky, it's best to actually know what did and did not
happen.
This thread was *originally* crossposted to the two groups
(comp.mobile.android,alt.comp.os.windows-10) and, as the Subject: header
indicates ("What!? Are we supposed to pay attention to the Subject:!?
Get real!"), for some good/reasonable reason.
Then there was thread drift. ("What!? 'thread drift'!? Can't happen on
Usenet!") The thread drift was not related to either group, so there
was, and is, no reason to cut the crossposts.
Non response duly noted.
Again, this Android newsreader will probably sever the other group so
apologies. On the other hand does it make my post more legal? Mentioning >> >> Android in a (gasp) Windows group? And I did mention the word Android here
several times. Sure hope so... 8-O
Now you know that your Android newsreader cuts off groups, you
shouldn't use it to respond to crossposted article.
Aye aye sir...
I don't know why - this time - you behave the way you behave, but it's
clear you've not been following the (sub)thread(s), yet apparently still
feel the need to criticize me with bogus and rather offensive >(non-)arguments.
So no, saying "Aye aye sir..." only adds to the offense.
In comp.mobile.android, on 18 Feb 2024 16:10:08 GMT, Frank Slootweg ><this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote:
AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:
On 2/17/24 11:41 AM, micky wrote:
In comp.mobile.android, on 16 Feb 2024 18:30:03 GMT, Frank Slootweg
<this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote:
Alt.home.repair is not a troll group. It's the group I've read the
longest and the most, because it gave me answers on home repair. When I
first bought this house, home repairs were a lot more important than >>> >>> Windows repairs.
It *is* a troll group because many people - *including* you -
crosspost totally unrelated posts - i.e. posts which have nothing to do >>> >>with home repair - to alt.home.repair.
Almost all of mine and most of the others threads are marked OT, off
topic. Anyone can make a filter so they don't see off-topic posts. Even >>> >when they are not marked OT, people can quickly see when they are off
topic.
Usenet use is decreasing and there aren't enough home repair posts to
keep the ng interesting.
I agree. I prefer most any traffic to a dead group which the Android group I
monitor is much of the time.
Please note that my citicism is *not* about off-topic posts, but about >>*crossposting* to totally unrelated groups.
I'm glad you brought that up. I have never started a thread that went
to any group I didn't think was related. In practice, they were not
just related but clearly related.
I may have once accidentally added a group in a reply a week or two ago.
I have trouble remembering the names of many groups, including both
groups to which this is posted, the android and windows group. What I >normally do rather than guess at the spelling is visit the group,
display headers, and copy the name, then go back to the unfinished post
and put the name in. A week or two ago I had 3 or maybe 4 posts almost
ready to go, and to each I added one ng name and sent them. One of them >might have been waiting for something else, not the ng name I put in, so
that would have been an unrelated posting. I figured it was no big deal
but now I apologize.
What I don't do is trim groups off a reply post in an existing thread, >because people may be reading any ng I might trim, and they will want to
see all the replies, even if they have drifted off-topic.
Also, when someone trims groups, and he trims the one I've posted from,
the one I'm reading every day, it means if I want to see his answer and
those who reply to him, I have to open and go read, in practice, all the >other, up to 3, other groups to which the post had been sent. That is a
real inconvenience, and I'm sure there are times I don't see them all or >reply even to ones that call out for a reply.
I was told by someone 20 or 30 years ago that it was improper, a
violation of netiquette, to remove groups, for these very reasons. Since
then I've occasionally complained when others do this, and I was told
it's not a violation of netiquette, so I googled, couldn't find that
rule, and stopped complaining, though I didn't change what I do or don't
do. And later I've realized that those who post via google groups can
only post to the ng they are reading, so that's also made me feel
better, and I've probably stopped noticing when it happens.
But I'll use this post to test out a new
Samsung Galaxy S9FE Android tablet (toy) for the first time on Usenet so I
AJL, don't have a tablet, not likely to do Usenet from my phone, but
what app are you using? All the formatting has been correct so it seems
to work well.
hope the OT cops will find it acceptable on the Android group anyway.
Unfortunately I don't think this Android newsreader crossposts (bug or
perhaps on purpose?) so you folks in the other non-Android groups may miss >>> this (gasp) OT post anyway...
AFAICT, there are no "OT cops" (in comp.mobile.android)! At most
there's *one*, but he shouts "off topic" to everything, mostly stuff
which is perfectly on topic.
BTW, you broke the crossposting (to alt.comp.os.windows-10), which is >>bad, because we now have seperate discussions in the two groups. I have >>re-added alt.comp.os.windows-10 in attempt to undo part of the damage.
Yes, good, that's for the same reason I don't trim groups. So maybe >trimming is a violation of netiquette, at least sometimes?
[...]
On 2024-02-18 23:00, AJL wrote:
On 2/18/24 2:33 PM, micky wrote:
In comp.mobile.android, on 18 Feb 2024 16:10:08 GMT, Frank Slootweg
<this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote:
...
Yes, good, that's for the same reason I don't trim groups. So maybe
trimming is a violation of netiquette, at least sometimes?
If you missed it PhoNews doesn't crosspost which annoys some here. Since I >> only monitor this one group it has never really bothered me all that much. >> At least not enough to dig out my old (yuk) Windows LT...
It bothers those of us who are reading the thread on a different group
than you.
On 2024-02-19 01:35, AJL wrote:
If you're reading a group other than the Android group you shouldn't see my >> posts. That's likely a good thing for you. Be thankful. But somehow you
still manage to see my posts elsewhere. So you'll have to blame someone
else for crossposting them there. I only monitor and post in this one
Android group so without some unwanted help I should be easily ignored.
Good luck all...
I read both groups. And I try to read all the posts.
It is a nuisance when somebody insists on writing and breaking the tread
by posting to only one of them, forcing me to check both groups instead
of deleting one.
That you do not want to write on windows group is irrelevant,
your method is not polite.
AJL <noemail@none.org> wrote:
On 2/18/24 11:21 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:
AJL <noemail@none.org> wrote:
On 2/18/24 9:45 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:
AJL <noemail@none.org> wrote:
On 2/18/24 8:15 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:[...]
micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
In comp.mobile.android, on 16 Feb 2024 18:30:03 GMT, Frank Slootweg >> >> >> >> <this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote:
Gosh Frank, your current many-post, cross-posted, non-OT marked, non-Android
subject mattered (in this Android group), Usenet correct use sermons are a
great example of what you seem to despise. Do as I say and not as I do?
Anyway, keep up the good work cause it makes the place interesting. You too
Micky... ;-)
When you get cocky, it's best to actually know what did and did not
happen.
This thread was *originally* crossposted to the two groups
(comp.mobile.android,alt.comp.os.windows-10) and, as the Subject: header >> >> >indicates ("What!? Are we supposed to pay attention to the Subject:!?
Get real!"), for some good/reasonable reason.
Then there was thread drift. ("What!? 'thread drift'!? Can't happen on >> >> >Usenet!") The thread drift was not related to either group, so there
was, and is, no reason to cut the crossposts.
Non response duly noted.
Again, this Android newsreader will probably sever the other group so >> >> >> apologies. On the other hand does it make my post more legal? Mentioning
Android in a (gasp) Windows group? And I did mention the word Android here
several times. Sure hope so... 8-O
Now you know that your Android newsreader cuts off groups, you
shouldn't use it to respond to crossposted article.
Aye aye sir...
I don't know why - this time - you behave the way you behave, but it's
clear you've not been following the (sub)thread(s), yet apparently still
feel the need to criticize me with bogus and rather offensive
(non-)arguments.
So no, saying "Aye aye sir..." only adds to the offense.
You mean the offense of playing net-cop? It's not offensive to me. Even when >> it has nothing to do with Android. Better than being dead. The NewsGroup I >> mean...
Not quite. The false and rather offensive accusation of double
standards. (The playing net-cop criticism is bogus, but that's not my
main beef.)
Again, that you don't follow the thread is fine, but slinging
offensive accusations around, because you can't be bothered to backtrack
what you didn't read, is a no-no in my book.
micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
In comp.mobile.android, on 18 Feb 2024 16:10:08 GMT, Frank Slootweg
<this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote:
AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:
On 2/17/24 11:41 AM, micky wrote:
In comp.mobile.android, on 16 Feb 2024 18:30:03 GMT, Frank Slootweg
<this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote:
Alt.home.repair is not a troll group. It's the group I've read the >> >> >>> longest and the most, because it gave me answers on home repair. When I
first bought this house, home repairs were a lot more important than >> >> >>> Windows repairs.
It *is* a troll group because many people - *including* you -
crosspost totally unrelated posts - i.e. posts which have nothing to do >> >> >>with home repair - to alt.home.repair.
Almost all of mine and most of the others threads are marked OT, off
topic. Anyone can make a filter so they don't see off-topic posts. Even >> >> >when they are not marked OT, people can quickly see when they are off
topic.
Usenet use is decreasing and there aren't enough home repair posts to
keep the ng interesting.
I agree. I prefer most any traffic to a dead group which the Android group I
monitor is much of the time.
Please note that my citicism is *not* about off-topic posts, but about
*crossposting* to totally unrelated groups.
I'm glad you brought that up. I have never started a thread that went
to any group I didn't think was related. In practice, they were not
just related but clearly related.
Sigh!
You *frequently* crosspost to totally unrelated groups. Specifically -
as I explained several times - your crossposting to alt.home.repair is >*nearly always* improper, because your topic is not even remotely
related to home repair.
[Details of practice of not stripping groups - which is GOOD - deleted.]
AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:
On 2/18/24 6:57 PM, Carlos E.R. wrote:
On 2024-02-19 01:35, AJL wrote:
If you're reading a group other than the Android group you shouldn't see my
posts. That's likely a good thing for you. Be thankful. But somehow you >> >> still manage to see my posts elsewhere. So you'll have to blame someone >> >> else for crossposting them there. I only monitor and post in this one
Android group so without some unwanted help I should be easily ignored. >> >> Good luck all...
I read both groups. And I try to read all the posts.
It is a nuisance when somebody insists on writing and breaking the tread
by posting to only one of them, forcing me to check both groups instead
of deleting one.
That makes no sense. If you already read both groups how am I forcing you to >> read both groups by only posting to one?? And why would you delete a whole >> group anyway since a lot of the posts there are likely NOT crossposted...
It's not that you respond, but that people respond to you, *after*
you've broken the crosspost. Those responses don't appear is the cut-off >group, creating two unconnected discussions for those people who *do*
want to follow the thread, i.e. people who are subscribed to >alt.comp.os.windows-10 are cut off from the subthread after you broke
the crosspost.
IOW, it's not about your posts, it's about *other* people's posts,
after *you* broke the crosspost.
That you do not want to write on windows group is irrelevant,
I have nothing against any group. This newsreader simply doesn't crosspost.
So, as I said, you should stop using it to respond to crossposted
articles. (Using it to respond to articles posted to a single group is
of course fine.)
your method is not polite.
I think that much of the crossposting that I see in this Android group is
what's impolite.
Get a clue, will you!? The original crosspost was OK. READ the
Subject: header.
The recent net-cop Micky bashing
Get off your uninformed high horse! There's no 'net-cop Micky
bashing'! *micky* responded to *my* comment that I filtered unrelated >crossposts to the troll-group alt.home.repair. Again you haven't read
the (sub-)thread(s), but throw around accusations.
and this current
crosspost bitchfest are examples.
This is only a 'bitchfest', because you keep on doing the wrong thing
(break the crosspost), against the advice of - apparently - much more >experienced Usenet users (me, Carlos).
Note that micky has said the same thing - don't break crossposts - so
by your 'logic' he's both a 'victim' (of me alleged net-cop actions)
*and* the 'enemy' (because he's against you in this 'crosspost
bitchfest').
But then I'm to blame as well for taking >> the bait. However as I've often said any traffic, even your "impolite"
traffic, makes interesting reading and keeps the group alive. So carry
on...
I know you don't mind 'too much' traffic in comp.mobile.android, but
realize that your (impolite) practice (of breaking crossposts) also
results in *too little* traffic in the cut-off group.
AJL <noemail@none.org> wrote:
On 2/19/24 9:06 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:
micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
In comp.mobile.android, on 18 Feb 2024 16:10:08 GMT, Frank Slootweg
<this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote:
AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:
On 2/17/24 11:41 AM, micky wrote:
In comp.mobile.android, on 16 Feb 2024 18:30:03 GMT, Frank Slootweg >> >> >> ><this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote:
Alt.home.repair is not a troll group. It's the group I've read the
longest and the most, because it gave me answers on home repair. When I
first bought this house, home repairs were a lot more important than
Windows repairs.
It *is* a troll group because many people - *including* you -
crosspost totally unrelated posts - i.e. posts which have nothing to do
with home repair - to alt.home.repair.
Almost all of mine and most of the others threads are marked OT, off >> >> >> >topic. Anyone can make a filter so they don't see off-topic posts. Even
when they are not marked OT, people can quickly see when they are off >> >> >> >topic.
Usenet use is decreasing and there aren't enough home repair posts to >> >> >> >keep the ng interesting.
I agree. I prefer most any traffic to a dead group which the Android group I
monitor is much of the time.
Please note that my citicism is *not* about off-topic posts, but about >> >> >*crossposting* to totally unrelated groups.
I'm glad you brought that up. I have never started a thread that went
to any group I didn't think was related. In practice, they were not
just related but clearly related.
Sigh!
You *frequently* crosspost to totally unrelated groups. Specifically -
as I explained several times - your crossposting to alt.home.repair is
*nearly always* improper, because your topic is not even remotely
related to home repair.
[Details of practice of not stripping groups - which is GOOD - deleted.]
Sure sounds like a net-cop to me. Or mother? Or a non-Sunday sermon? ;)
I see. I say that micky isn't actually doing what he claims he's doing
*AND* I commend him for his proper way of not breaking crossposts, but
that somehow magically makes me a net-cop. Rather peculiar definition of >net-cop.
a 'cop' *might* 'correct' and commend in the same exchange, but
that's not very likely, is it!?
But I get it, any time anyone says something 'negative' and something >positive, (s)he's a 'cop'.
From now on, only positive feedback on these groups or you'll face the
wrath of AJL,
or worse, his 'humour'.
I think were done. Agreed?
You act like a jerk. News at eleven.
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